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Evolution of male masculinity in television advertising

The characters of males in advertising has changed over time. In the earlier days of print and television advertising, as well as on the radio, males were the alpha and usually domineering over the subdued and submissive housewife.

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Gender differences in explicit reading instruction and comprehension

All three articles are scholarly because they were written by professional educators, mostly professors at the university level, who carried out statistical studies of the reading abilities of students.

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Social roles and identity in the Stanford Prison Experiment

The roles we take on in our everyday lives are dictated by several factors. Whether it's the role of mother, son, student, cashier, accountant, boyfriend, wife, or teacher, the roles that make up our identities are varied and we slip into and out of them without any conscious thought.

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Assessing the effectiveness of adult prisoner reentry programs

There has been a large amount of funding filtered into prison recidivism and reentry programs for adults because these programs claim to have the answer to addressing the recidivism rates of adult individuals who are in reentry programs leaving prison.

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Constructivist and behavioral principles in information literacy instruction

Information literacy instruction (I LI) is the process of instructing people how to use information resources in order to effectively search for and retrieve information. Thus, librarians have been teachers and instructors for many years.

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Clarkson's conceptual framework in psychoanalytic research and therapy

In some instances, a theoretical framework may be derived from the existing literature in the form of a pre-existing theory such as feminism, functionalism, or conflict management. Or, in the case of a grounded theory approach, the theory may be derived after the research is conducted.

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Sophocles' Oedipus the King and tragic irony

Tragedy: A tragedy is any event which causes great suffering and stress, such as the death of a loved one or a natural disaster.

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Louis XIV's creation of style and power at Versailles

Read the following excerpt from an article, then discuss the three questions below the excerpt. Then respond to 3 members below. Post comments on what they have to say.

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Bio-psycho-social dimensions and cultural competence in human development

There are a number of different concepts that form the foundations of human development in the social environment. One of these is the bio-psycho-social dimensions of development.

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Laban Movement Analysis: redefining dance as human language

Laban Movement Analysis Method (LMA) is a method of teaching not only dance, but of explaining and interpreting human movement and interaction. The idea of movement, or Tanztheater, is central to the method and overall philosophy about teaching dance and movement.

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